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HANSARD BBC: FundingI beg to move, That this House has considered the future funding of the BBC It is a real pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Mundell, and to debate a subject that I seem…18 Dec 2024HANSARD BBC: FundingI do not disagree with a lot of what the hon. Lady has said about the value of the BBC, but the problem is that more and more people are unwilling to pay the licence fee, and that…18 Dec 2024HANSARDDraft Local Digital Television Programme Services (Amendment) Order 2024It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am, in general, a supporter of local TV. That used to be somewhat more controversial that it is today. Local TV…17 Dec 2024HANSARDHospitality Businesses7. What steps he is taking to support the hospitality sector.12 Dec 2024HANSARD Building HomesThe Minister intends to impose thousands more houses on my constituency, when there are already not enough school places, not enough doctors and congested roads. Will he at least…12 Dec 2024HANSARDHospitality BusinessesUKHospitality has estimated that the Budget measures will increase the cost of employing one employee by £2,500. Shops, pubs and restaurants across my constituency have said that…12 Dec 2024HANSARD SyriaDoes the Foreign Secretary agree that we should not be surprised that one war criminal, President Putin, is now sheltering another, Assad? He will be aware that substantial assets…09 Dec 2024HANSARDDetained British Nationals AbroadI congratulate my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith) on securing the debate, and on the tremendous amount of work that he has…05 Dec 2024HANSARDDetained British Nationals AbroadI am very disappointed to hear that but, sadly, not surprised. I think I added my name to the letter that my right hon. Friend sent.05 Dec 2024HANSARDDetained British Nationals AbroadI am extremely grateful to my right hon. Friend, who makes the point that I was just coming to. As the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee pointed out, all too often one part…05 Dec 2024HANSARDDetained British Nationals AbroadLet us not argue about whether or not it was raised. Let us agree that what we should do is continue to raise it with the Government of Azerbaijan until Dr Ibadoghlu is released.…05 Dec 2024HANSARDGeorgiaThe Minister will be aware of widespread reports of vote buying, ballot stuffing and carousel voting—people voting multiple times—in the Georgian election. It comes just a few…03 Dec 2024HANSARDChagos Islands: UK-US Defence RelationshipThe Minister has said that he is not willing to give details of the financial arrangement, although he will be aware that the Mauritian Prime Minister has described the deal as a…02 Dec 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsT7. May I commend the report from the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, entitled “The future of news”? It highlights the threat from the unauthorised use of…28 Nov 2024HANSARDElectricity Grid UpgradesMy hon. Friend has done a fantastic job in this area. He has been very persuasive in setting out the damage done to his constituency. Does he agree that the strength of the OffSET…26 Nov 2024HANSARD G20 and COP29 SummitsI strongly welcome the decision to allow Ukraine to strike against targets in Russia, from which missiles, drones and glide bombs are launched. In discussing how best to support…21 Nov 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationAs well as the legislative measures that were to be taken forward through Wayne David’s Bill, non-legislative measures were being developed through the SLAPPs taskforce. Could the…21 Nov 2024HANSARDStrategic Lawsuits Against Public ParticipationI thank the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) for obtaining the debate, which is on an important subject. I chaired the all-party parliamentary group on media freedom,…21 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseMy right hon. Friend has anticipated my next point extremely effectively. I was Minister at the time of the passage of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which did…13 Nov 2024HANSARDFacial Recognition: Police UseThe EU’s AIA lays down very strong controls—it almost goes too far—in that it restricts the categories of individual who can be sought under the watch list to quite a small…13 Nov 2024